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Nursing planning : Obesity

Nursing planning
- Overall Goals
  - Modify eating patterns
  - Participate in a regular physical activity program
  - Achieve and maintain weight loss to a specified level
  - Minimize or prevent health problems
Nursing implementation
- Obesity is one of most challenging health problems
  - Successful weight management can be both difficult and lifelong
  - Treatment begins with patients understanding their weight history and deciding on a plan that is best for them
- An “ideal” BMI is not necessary and may not be realistic
  - Modest weight loss of 3% to 5% can have clinical benefits
  - Greater weight loss produces greater benefits
  - Average weight loss programs result in a 10% reduction of body weight
- Explore motivation – it is key
- Supervised plan of care should be directed toward
  - Successful weight loss
    - Requires a short-term energy deficit
  - Successful weight control
    - Requires long-term behavior changes